Unleashed PitBull---Same owner as Lucky the Poodle

And what would be the breed of dog most resposible for deadly attacks on children in NYC?

I've run into that pit running loose on the way back from the park sometimes, and I have 2 tiny dogs. After a moment of panic, I realized he {she?} wasn't aggressive, but still. I don't appreciate it. My minpin sometimes is, and I have no way to control another dog that's off leash with no owner in sight. There's no reason why you should to let a pit, or any dog, run free in the city. I think the owner of these dogs is deeply neglectful. I spoke with him once, and I don't think he's playing with a full deck, either. :x

sje wrote: . . . I have no way to control another dog that's off leash with no owner in sight. :x

That's more to the point for me, since my dog is j-e-a-l-o-u-s and prone to acting weird when he's leashed and the other isn't. Most dogs act better off leash - check out the hundreds in Prospect Park at off-leash hours.

But I wouldn't go calling the law (or the humane society) on this dog. Pits are perfectly sweet dogs unless they've been trained to be aggressive, which this dog clearly hasn't.

Those golden retrievers on the other hand...don't get me started!

i think there is some confusion between 2 different dogs.
the guy who owns the pit bull with the muzzle is different than alan the guy who owns lucky and samson.
my dog plays with samson all the time

and i'm not sure where the fear is with a dog wearing a muzzle?
granted he shoudln't be off leash, however, with a muzzle the dog is IN more danger (from other dogs) than he IS a danger.

I saw the owner bullshitting with an animal control officer last week while the pitbull was unmuzzled and off the leash, running around peeing on trees.

It's not only about whether the dog {of any breed} offleash is aggressive or not, it's the fact of walking down the street with your own dogs/children/ or just yourself and seeing one of them coming towards you, and not knowing what will happen. That's not good. And it's illegal, besides. :?

RBG wrote: [quote=moufaisbad]
but there is this ridiculously aggressive yorkie in the neighborhood i would be far more concerned about that dog than about samson who wouldn't hurt a fly.

I feel I should be honest here... That aggressive Yorkie belongs to me. He's only aggressive towards other dogs, but he LOVES people. I sincerely apologize on his behalf. Sometimes he really can be 6 1/2 pounds worth of terror....

omigod, YOU have a crazy dog, but you're talking about calling animal control on that other dog that is perfectly well behaved but has an owner who might be a little out of it? There's a special ring of hell for you, RBG.


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RBG wrote: Pitu...
I keep Moxie on a leash and he doesn't run towards people strolling their babies in carriages. But, yes, at time he barks at other dogs. To be fair, he has several doggie friends on the block including Dolci (minischnauzer), and Daisy the English bulldog. While you may feel there's a place in hell for me because I refuse to stand by, day after day and watch a pitbull run loose on the block, I believe there'd be a place in hell for me if (God Forbid) if the dog did attack someone and I never did anything to prevent it. Just this week, a woman was mauled by a off-leash pit while she was walking her much smaller dog. She was an old lady who got her face severly bitten while trying to protect her dog from the pit...It took two men and a baseball bat to stop the attack...[/img]

I too have an agressive small dog (Oscar-Mayer the fox terrier), but like RBG I keep him on a leash. The biggest difference with a small dog is that when he's flipping out or looks like he might snap at someone, I can just pick him up.

I've also picked him up when an unleashed pit on st johns came running at us, and it was scary. I just held my dog practically above my head while the owner sloooowly walked over and called his dog (which was jumping allover me trying to get to Oscar).

caaahyoko wrote: We really need a dog run in the neighborhood.

Seriously? How about Prospect Park every morning 7-9 or evenings {forget exact times, like 5-7?}? It doesn't get more luxurious than that. We even have a dog beach!

Subject: ignorance

I can't help but be totally disgusted at the guest who said she/he thinks she will call the police or the CACC regarding the pit bull who she sees off leash, but has never done anything to her or anyone she has seen.

Hello, have you tried talking to the owner? Maybe if you talk to him/her reasonably, they might listen to your concerns. More importantly, you'd get a feel for the type of personality Angel has if you get a feel for the owner. Just like children, dogs' personalities are usually reflections of how they are treated at home. Have you ever thought the dog is running b/c it is HAPPY (they often do this) and wants to PLAY (dogs love to play).

First, since the dog has a home and is with the owner when you see it, the police and/or animal control would do little other than what is suggested above (TALK to the owner). Further, if you call the CACC on a harmless animal that you have not seen do anything to anyone, and that animal REMOTELY looks like a pit bull, chances are it will be put to sleep within 1 hour of getting picked up. Few dogs deserve such a fate, not even the misunderstood and largely stereotyped breed of pit bulls.

It seems to me a little communication and education can help both the person who posted that statement, and maybe even the dog or his parents, better than anything.

Um, am I the only person who noticed that this thread is months old? I don't see the sense in getting upset about it now...